#38243b

Color #38243b

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#38243b

RGB

rgb(56, 36, 59)

HSL

hsl(292.2, 24.2%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.2, 39%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 39%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(17.55, 14.31, -11.02)

LCH

lch(17.55, 18.06, 322.4)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0489, 322.15)

HWB

hwb(292.2, 14.1%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#273b24

Analogous

#2c243b

#38243b

#3b2432

Triadic

#38243b

#3b3824

#243b38

Split-complementary

#38243b

#323b24

#243b2c

Tetradic

#38243b

#3b2427

#273b24

#243b38

Square

#38243b

#3b2c24

#273b24

#24323b

Shades

Color #38243b mixed toward black.

#2f1e31

#251827

#1c121d

#130c14

#09060a

Tints

Color #38243b mixed toward white.

#613e66

#8a5891

#aa7eb0

#c6a9cb

#e3d4e5

Tones

Color #38243b mixed toward gray.

#372639

#352837

#342a35

#322c33

#312e31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303036 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#323335 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#373232 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 15.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #38243b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38243b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#38243b (#38243b) is rgb(56, 36, 59) in RGB.

No, #38243b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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